News from BraseltonNewsTODAY - Topics from August, 2017

A request for another drive-thru restaurant in Braselton got the initial green light on Monday despite the votes of two new planners. The Braselton Planning Commission voted 3-2 to approve a drive-thru for a Culver’s within the Highpointe Development with newly-appointed members Billy Edwards and Stephanie Williams opposed. A second public ...
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The Braselton Town Green earned the Downtown Excellence – Best Design Project of the Year last week at the Georgia Downtown Association’s annual conference. “The project is a work of art that encompasses exactly what the community wanted exactly where they wanted it,” said town manager Jennifer Scott. “It’s a gathering place for ...
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A Gaffney, S.C., man pled guilty to a drug charge and was fined $300,000 in Superior Court of Jackson County recently. Randy Hodge, 41, pled guilty to trafficking in methamphetamine. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison with credit for time served and waived his Fourth Amendment rights, in addition to the fine. He was arrested Jan. 11 after a ...
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Growing public pressure against additional large warehouses in Jackson County may soon see another round of debate in the West Jackson area. An ongoing fight over a proposed 1 million square foot warehouse on Hwy. 53 could move to the Braselton Town Council for resolution after the county government denied two special use permits for the ...
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There will be at least one election in the Town of Braselton on Nov. 7. As of Tuesday afternoon, two people have qualified for the Braselton Town Council District 4 seat currently held by Rhonda Stites. Hardy Johnson and Robert Clark have both qualified for that seat. Both mayor Bill Orr and incumbent District 2 council member Peggy Slappey ...
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Qualifying opens next week for the Nov. 7 election. Elections details for Braselton and Hoschton include: •Braselton — Monday, Aug. 21, through Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Braselton Town Hall. Seats on the ballot this year include mayor, council member District 2 and council member District 4 (held by Bill Orr, Peggy ...
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THURSDAY EVENING UPDATE Authorities have released the identity of a man who was found dead near a Braselton warehouse. Joseph McEarchern, 33, of Jefferson, was found in a wooded area beside Petco where he reportedly worked. He apparently died of a gunshot wound. The gun was at the scene. One of McEarchern's family members reported him missing ...
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Braselton is at a peak in development, according to the town’s planning director. And with the new businesses popping up near Northeast Georgia Medical Center and throughout the town, that growth doesn’t appear to be lessening. Planning director Kevin Keller updated the Braselton Downtown Development Authority’s economic vitality ...
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The life and untimely death of solicitor general Floyd “Fuzzy” Hoard was remembered Monday night in the halls of the old Jackson County Courthouse where he spent much of his legal career. Hoard, a crusading prosecutor in the Piedmont Judicial Circuit who targeted local corruption after he was elected in 1964, was assassinated 50 years ago ...
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Qualifying is approaching for the Nov. 7 election. Braselton and Hoschton both plan qualifying in late August. Details include: BRASELTON Qualifying for three Town of Braselton seats will be on Monday, Aug. 21, through Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Seats on the ballot this year include mayor, council member district 2 and council ...
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